Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-09-02


The people Of this. place were greatly
surprised Wednesday morning when sI,er.
~ Havird arrived here from Garden Val
iey with Louie buhlsen, under arrest.
charged with the murder Of Thos. Murray.
son Of Dave Murray, who was found dead
near Emmett about the first. Of last July.
and with bullet hole through his body
and another through the head. The yer.
dict Of the coroner's Jury was suicide.
After the body was buried it was remem.
Dered that the young man had money
when he ieft home, and so the body was
taken up, and tine amount he had when he
len home was found In his pockets.
This exploded the theory that some held
to-that the young man had been mur-
dered for his money. He had been dead
several days when the body was found.
A great many believe that Murray shot
himself first through the body, accidental
ly, and after suffering and waiting for
someone to come along, finally gave up
AL hope, and TO end his misery shot him
self through the head. The body was
found at q spring. and his horse, with
saddle on, was found near by. The horse
was tied @head TO foot"-that is, the rope
around the horses neck was brought
around and tied to one foot, SO that he
could not get away 1t does not seem
reasonable that he would tie his horse in
this way he contemplated suicide, or
that he would tie him at all. The more
reasonable theory is that he went to get a
drink, and as he stopped down the pistol
dropped from his pocket and was ex-
ploded- Accidents Of this kind are fire.
quent We are informed that the young
mans father, not believing that Thomas
committed suicide, sent Tor a detective
who has been in that section about two
months. Rumor says that VIM. Schramm,
Of Shafer creek, and an Indian on Squa n
creek, known as "Indian jake" who was
taken by the whites in the early days OF
the county, and raised by them. and boy
employed as herder for the Indian, and
whose name we did not learn, are also ar
rested for the murder, and are now in Boise
City. Louie Suhlsen is sixteen or seventeen
years Of age, and is the youngest child
of John Suhlsen, an old and respected cit
Izen of this place. Louie was born and
raised in this town, and there is no one
here who believes that he is guilty, or tina
he would be implicated in anything of tn.
kind, nor do they believe that Schramm
who is an old resident of the county, anc
an industrious, law abiding citizen, o
strictly sober habits, and man with
family, could be guilty ofsuch deed. WI
know nothing about the character of Indisl
Jake. Sheriff Havird took Louie down t.
Boise City Oh Wednesday, District Attor
ney Kingsley accompanying them. Tn
body of Murray was found in Ada county
and consequently the examination will b
held in Boise City. We feel sure that
will be proven beyond doubt that neithe
Schramm nor Louie Suhlsen were impl
cate1 in the murder, if tie young ma
was murdered, which we do not believe
All the circumstances indicate that Youn
Murray either committed suicide or az
cidedtally shot himself, the latter bein
r the more reasonable theory. We can hea
/, nothing in regard to the evidence again:
the parties arrested, further than that the
. are charged with numbering Thos. Murray